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Amendments proposed to the Transport Bill, As Amended - continued	House of Commons

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Mr Secretary Prescott

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*Page 254, line 18 [Schedule 24], at end insert—

'(3) In paragraphs 3(4) and 4(5), for "after consultation with" substitute "with the consent of".

(4) In paragraph 10(15)(b), for "Board" (in both places) substitute "Authority".

(5) In paragraph 11(10), in the definition of "relevant employer" insert at the end—

"(d) the Authority; or

(e) a wholly owned subsidiary of the Authority.".'.

Mr Secretary Prescott

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Page 254, line 26 [Schedule 24], at end insert—

'. The Channel Tunnel Rail Link Act 1996 has effect subject to the following amendments.

. After section 42 insert—

"Strategic Rail Authority as agent of Secretary of State. 42A.—(1) The Strategic Rail Authority may do anything which it arranges with the Secretary of State to do on his behalf in connection with any agreement or other arrangement made by him for the purpose of securing the design, construction, financing, maintenance or operation of the rail link or any of the other works authorised by this Part of this Act.
    (2) Subsection (1) above—

(a) does not authorise the Strategic Rail Authority to exercise any function conferred or imposed by or by virtue of any enactment, and

(b) is subject to the terms of the agreement or other arrangement.
    (3) Sections 184 and 185 of the Transport Act 2000 do not apply to the power conferred by this section.".'.

Mr Secretary Prescott

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Page 254, line 27 [Schedule 24], leave out 'to the Channel Tunnel Rail Link Act 1996'.

Mr Secretary Prescott

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Page 256, line 29 [Schedule 25], at end insert—

' . The fact that a statement of policy has not been published by the Secretary of State under section 26(5) of the Railways Act 1993, as inserted by section 189, does not affect the validity of any direction given under section 26(1) of that Act.'.

Mr Secretary Prescott

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Page 257, line 4 [Schedule 25], at end insert 'or

(b) the inclusion in a final or provisional order of any requirement to pay a sum or any determination of the amount of any sum payable in accordance with such an order.'.

Mr Secretary Prescott

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*Page 257, line 9 [Schedule 25], at end insert—

'Review of access charges

.—(1) This paragraph applies if, before this Act is passed, notice has been given by the Regulator of his conclusions on an access charges review (within the meaning of Schedule 4A to the Railways Act 1993, as inserted by Schedule (Review of access charges by Regulator) to this Act) but the conclusions have not been implemented.

(2) The conclusions may be implemented after the time by which they are to be implemented in accordance with the access agreement.

(3) The procedure for the implementation of the conclusions shall be as provided for by paragraphs 4 to 16 of Schedule 4A to the Railways Act 1993 (and not as provided for by the access agreement).'.

Mr Secretary Prescott

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Page 267, column 3 [Schedule 27], leave out line 34.

Mr Secretary Prescott

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Page 267, line 54 [Schedule 27], at end insert—

'1966 c. 28. Docks and Harbours Act 1966. Section 47.'.

Mr Secretary Prescott

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Page 269, line 43 [Schedule 27], at end insert—

'1981 c. 56. Transport Act 1981. In Schedule 4, paragraph 1(3).'.

Mr Secretary Prescott

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Page 269, line 51 column 3 [Schedule 27], leave out '39(1)' and insert '39'.

Mr Secretary Prescott

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Page 269, line 52 [Schedule 27], at end insert—

'Section 41.
Section 42.'.

Mr Secretary Prescott

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*Page 270, line 39, column 3 [Schedule 27], at end insert—

'In section 13(7), the words "the Secretary of State and".'.

Mr Secretary Prescott

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Page 275, column 3 [Schedule 27], leave out lines 22 and 23.

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*Page 275, line 25, column 3 [Schedule 27], at end insert—

'in paragraph 10(6)(b), the words "of the Board" (in both places), and

in paragraph 11(10), in the definition of "relevant employer", the word "or" at the end of paragraph (b) and, in paragraph (c), the words ", other than a company which is wholly owned by the Franchising Director".'.

Mr Secretary Prescott

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*Page 275, line 28 [Schedule 27], at end insert—

'S.I. 1994/1432. Railway Pensions (Protection and Designation of Schemes) Order 1994. In article 9(2), the words ", except to the extent specified in paragraph (3)," and the word "relevant" (in both places).

Article 13.

Article 14.'.

Mr Secretary Prescott

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Page 276, line 31 [Schedule 27], at end insert—